The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-17
Republican Clubs in Convention.
Tho Meeting Looks Like q Big,
Blatherskiting, Blaine Boom.
Plumed Knight Boosters Pulling
THOR Wires Very Shrewdly.
Irrelevant illusions TO Lamars
Nomination to the Bench.
John Sherman's Donunciation OF Lin
coin in the Senate Forgotten by
the Gentleman from Ohio
Opinions OF the Pross.

NEw NoUW,, Dec 6--Whcn the dele
! gates TO the convention of Republican
clubs began to tile into Chickering hall to-
| day It WIS remarked that they wore
more confident air than yesterday, when
the battiiuns were disordcrcd and head
less. The idea OF n federation OF clubs,
centralized and obcdicnt to the touch of
helping hand, was before every eye They
were now in shape TO carry out the pur-
pose of the convention. The committee
| appointed yesterday had been at work last
night, rules OF order had been framed,
E,aris had been nominated for permanent
chairman, other matters had been arranged
by other committees, and everything
should 90 smoothly; hut how the high
spirits, In some eases turbulence, of the
members could be- held in restraint ne
manned 10 be- seen. Among the first To
arrive and take position on the platform
WIS the temporary chairman, Daniel j.
RYAN.
The members came In slowly. 4 busy
day Was before thcm Three sessions had
been decided ON Tor the days business
morning, afternoon andcycning the order
oi business to be-, the calling of the con-
Nculjou To order by the temporary chair
man, report Of the committee on crcdcn-
tinls, report oi the committee ON rules Of
orlcr, report ri the committee ON pcuna-
urnt organization oi the convention. Then
the permanent chairman, Senator Eyarts,
viii take the chair aud address the con-
ycnlion. After that the reports OF tho
committees nn resolutions and On pcrma-
mont organization Of state leagues will be
received aud acted upon. The ral bust
mes II the convention will bc then en-
,rrd upon aud with a zeal that present
indications say viii be- OVERLOOKING
Tho meeting was to open at ~ o'clock
@. ma, hut ut hall after there was mo- signs
OF coming to order. \ third oi the dele
! gate, ouly had arrived. They were gath
erred iu groups chatting ut what tie day
should hing luith About 1915 o'clock
/ thr convention VAS called Ia orlcr 10y the
| Hon. paniI !. Ryan. The chairman Ut
ihu dliltWut committees appointed ycstcr-
dly then mair their reports senator
Chandler lcI OF with the report Of tho
committee un rules ind order of business.
Tho rhuitmcn oi tie other committees
then followed with their reports.
~ the rrudng ui Tie names of the lie
iurput clubs pui,nsp was found for chcCr-
iuc. The Ohio delegation WIS silent aud
wuiIunl,s,, whats the matter with
Dhiu WAS asked, and tho cheering con.
tIuuud There were 3lj clubs names Ia
read and lhr cheering was almost con.
tinuuus ls the following name, were rcad.
John herman. T. IS Grant. Charles Sum.
upr. John 4 lnuu. ibn Walp. Abraham
Lincoln and James q. Blaine The last
nam" was prrtDi with tremendous
cheering, hut % was noticed that SONS
delegations lid not join IN II.
The upori ul ihn committee m crdon-
tinIH ailur lice reading Ut the NAMES u
,iulH va, adopted.
ton. j. e. Robson. IT the Grant club,
0t liiuplwmpipn, y. Y, Offered the follow.
tug resolution.
Resolved. That Il il thc duty oi tho
government iu lace our country Ia such "a
state of iu.us gs viii command the rc-
.pUrt ~ 1.l nations, AMI lor this purpose a
lurr, portion of tn uuNHuu' should be- de-
voted 'u hiiiling uur harbur,, building
-hp" 'Ur uU navy aud the manufacture ~
muI'm artillery ior ihc proper armament
of fhu lWp
Alr Burdall. o' Bin,hampion. said ha
Ind q resolution The CHAIR said Mr..
liuplud hui q r..olution. That name
brought down Tie hulse. II was % rpsolu-
lion That advised dat the tax on whisky
and tobacco be- distributed among tho
state accorimg 10 population To reduce
dee surplus.
Mr. Grs,,nor oi Ohio, offered tho
following resolution, which caused a sen.
sI'iuu
Where's, II Is the opinion Of this
national convention ~ Republican clubs
that no man who ut any timo denounced
Abraham Lincoln while hc was Pnasi-
dent ui The United States us 'hulIOun
aud clown oI Who ever declared from his
seat In the senate that no man should de-
uOuuce Jefferson Davis as q traitor Ia his
presence AMI 20 unphukod; or who, in
his official capacity aH Secretary ol the In
terror. ouirrd that the ling OF the United
States should be displayed ut halimast
ON tlc occasion oi The death OF Jacob
Thompson. or Who. as "a senator oi tho
United States, many ycan after the war,
refused ~ vote that the thirteenth and
fourteenth and fifteenth amendments 60
the constitution are valid aud binding,
ought iO b. appointed To OF hold tho high
office ct Justice OF the supreme court OF
the United states. therefore,
Resolved, That !. q. &. Lamar ought
not 90 have been appointed justice Of said
court
Il was then carried, on motion, that all
resolutions should be- referred to the COM
miitco on resolutions without being read.
A number were ~ disposed Of.
The committee on permanent orgnnlKa-
ton presented the following list VI officers
Of the convention.
For President WIN. Eyarts, Of New
York
Among lhc vice presidents are McsSs. +.
A. Clinton, Of Alabama, w. w. johnson,
" Maryland, r. A. Osborne, OF Kansas; l..
l.. Whoailcy, of Georgia; J. w. Southwark,
Of Virginia, Nathan Cod, of West Virginia;
W. &. squire, Of Washington Territory,
X. \. Roberts, Of Tennessee.
For Secretaries Chief secretary, Col.
Chas. W. johnson, 81 Minnesota; fnt
assistant, T.. A. Sumner, OF Minnesota;
second, John T.. kcndrick, Of Rhode
Island; third, Col. Fred T.. Farnsworth, Of
Michigan; fourth, ". q. Dunlap, Of Ken
lucky. 9TH, II. A. Southwark, Of Massa.
chuiei,s, sixth, Henry 5. Paul, Of Penn
syl,aniai seventh, VIM. J. Ohett oil New